According to a Nulab, 1 in 3 employees believe their company’s cybersecurity is average or worse. This means decision-makers need to do more to reassure them. With remote work becoming a key part of our daily lives, cybersecurity is a very important issue.
According to the report, 76% of employees say there is a problem with company their 's cybersecurity . Only 24% say everything is fine. This means that many employees have a problem with the security protocol that the company they work for has created . And this phenomenon is observed in companies of all sizes.
Employees are increasingly concerned about cybersecurity
The issue of cybersecurity is difficult enough for large businesses, but the problem becomes even more difficult for small businesses. How will small businesses, with far fewer resources, be able to manage the problem? Most worryingly, small businesses have always been a favorite target of cybercriminals.
Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) states that 28% of cyberattacks target small businesses. However, these attacks don’t get as much publicity as those targeting large companies. As a result, people, including business owners, mistakenly assume they’re not at much risk . This belief is far from the truth. And when you consider that small businesses make up 99% of all companies in the U.S. , the problem is even more concerning.
Research
The Nulab survey involved more than 1,000 full-time employees who spoke about their perceptions of cybersecurity in the workplace. Participants are individuals who spend at least four hours each day using a computer. Employees were asked about cybersecurity at their company. 53% of employees were male and 46% were female.
Results
Employees believe that their company is not particularly prepared for cyberattacks and that their employer's digital information is not secure. In companies with 1-50 employees, this belief is held by 23% of respondents. The same view was supported by 19% of participants in companies with 51-100 employees and 10% of participants in companies with 101-500 employees.
The survey found one important finding: employers do not seem to take cybersecurity. This is especially true in small businesses. In companies with 1-50 employees, 44% of employees say their employer responds little or not at all. In companies with 51-100 employees, this view was expressed by 33% and in companies with 101-500 employees, 25%.
Awareness and incident reporting
Business owners need to establish a culture that allows employees to freely report any threats they see. If they are punished or ignored, the likelihood of them reporting a threat in the future will be dramatically reduced.
The report states that 58% of employees keep their cybersecurity concerns to themselves. This, according to the report, is because employers don't pay attention to their concerns.
This is very scary and dangerous for a business. The cost of a breach can be huge. In 2017, the Better Business reported that small businesses lose an average of $80,000 per year to cybercrime.
Behavioral change and focus on cybersecurity
Data breaches and cyberattacks are a daily occurrence. Both individual users and organizations and companies face this threat. Especially when it comes to employers, they need to ensure that the culture and behavior in the company change and emphasize cybersecurity.
If you prioritize cybersecurity and create a culture in which your employees can speak freely and be heard, you can prevent a breach.
